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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2002
Applicants:
David J. Yonce, Fridley, MN (US);
Robert S. Harguth, Ham Lake, MN (US);
Inventors:
David J. Yonce, Fridley, MN (US);
Robert S. Harguth, Ham Lake, MN (US);
Assignee:
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/362 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cardiac rhythm management device in which the relative depolarization times at sensing/pacing electrode sites during a cardiac contraction are determined by a bipolar sensing technique. The information gained thereby can be used to select which of the available electrodes should be used for optimal resynchronization pacing.